5 Of My All Time Favorite Songs From The Film Rent
Jared Naut, Impact Staff
February 7, 2019
A musical film that chronicles the life 4 people that are living with HIV/Aids and their group of friends that documents their struggles living with this disease.
Humans Of The LGBTQ Community
Jared Naut, Impact Staff
December 12, 2018
Did you know in 1969, it was still illegal for people of the LGBT community to meet in public places and bars and that they were regularly target by law enforcement? Back then, being homosexual was still considered a mental disorder by the American Psychological Association, which caused people in the...
Mercy College Holds Very First Pride Day
Jared Naut, Impact Staff
November 29, 2018
Every year, Mercy College holds annual NOH8 photos towards the beginning of the fall semester for the students and faculty to show their support for the LGBTQ community. This year, they were held on October 3, and over a month later, Mercy College held their very first Pride Day! The event...
Westchester County’s Own and Only
Matt Reich, Staff Writer
December 9, 2017
Hidden in a traditional Irish pub is Westchester County's only LGBT bar night and drag show.
Voices Raised from Stonewall to Trump World Tower
Matt Reich, Staff Writer
October 16, 2017
A few hundred demonstrators gathered in huddled masses, eagerly exchanging opinions, voicing angers, and fears. Signs that were professionally made, or made from ripped up cardboard, filled the space above the sea of heads. Those gathered struggled to carry their signs, phones, and flags. List...
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Adriana Saad is from Ecuador. Her grandmother brought her over when she was 15 years-old for a better future. She jokes that her plan did not go as she wished because she became pregnant two years later....
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Jack Seda-Schreiber is the music columnist for The Impact News. Born in New Jersey, Jack has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of music and a wide and diverse range of musical tastes. Jack not only...
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Jared Naut is a junior majoring in journalism hailing from the town of Parlin, New Jersey. When Jared is not writing, you can catch him listening to his favorite acapella group, Pentatonix, or binge-watching...
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Dan is a VERY TALL person, a sports enthusiast that can't stop talking about FOOTBALL, HOCKEY, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, and MMA. Also, he's making jokes on anything 24/7. He is a junior Media Studies major...
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Randi Rooney is a person. "I enjoy long walks on the beach!" "6:30, eating dinner with myself; Seven o'clock wrestle with my self-loathing." I live in Rockland County and I've been encouraged to...
Adviser
Prof. Michael Perrota began teaching at Mercy College in 2005. Previously, he was a full-time reporter for North Jersey Media Group in the sports and news sections. After he began teaching, he worked in...
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Estefania Salinas is a senior majoring in Media Studies: Radio & TV Production with a secondary concentration in Journalism. She is a passionate news reporter. She loves to get out in the field interviewing...
Social Media Editor
Alexis Lynch is a junior majoring in Media Studies with a focus in Journalism. Living in Westchester, New York her whole life she has been very focused on the entertainment industry as well as sports,...
Associate Editor
Valerie Lopez is the Associate Editor of the greatest publication on the Hudson. From upstate New York, Val enjoys expressing herself through singing and dancing. Along with this, comes a love for music...
Sports Editor
Jess Brandt is a Media Studies major specializing in Journalism. She is from the wholesome town of Folsom located in beautiful Northern California. She is a member of the Mercy College Women's soccer team...